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Heron Power · 16 hours ago

Manufacturing Engineer – Surface Treatment

Scotts Valley

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level

$150K/yr - $200K/yr

7+ years exp

Heron Power is a startup company building cutting-edge power electronics for the 21st-century grid. The Manufacturing Engineer - Surface Treatment will be responsible for developing, testing, deploying, and scaling high volume manufacturing for power electronics assemblies, focusing on advanced automation and surface treatment processes.

Electrical DistributionEnergyIndustrial Engineering

H1B Sponsor Likely

Responsibilities

Develop and optimize surface treatment processes: plasma, corona, chemical cleaning, solvent prep, adhesion preparation

Specify and commission automated surface treatment equipment

Integrate surface treatment steps into automated lines with robots, conveyors, and inline QA

Conduct DoE, PFMEA, SPC, and process validation for repeatable quality

Troubleshoot contamination or adhesion issues and implement robust fixes

Collaborate closely with mechanical, electrical, and manufacturing teams, and suppliers

Qualification

Surface treatment processesAutomationRoboticsMaterial surface sciencePFMEADoESPCPrecision assemblyTroubleshootingCollaboration

Required

Bachelor's in Mechanical, Materials, Manufacturing, Chemical, or Electrical Engineering

7+ years in industrial surface treatment or preparation processes

Hands-on experience with automation, robotics, PLCs, and inline inspection

Knowledge of material surface science, adhesion, plasma/chemical processes

Experience with PFMEA, DoE, SPC, and precision assembly

Preferred

Experience in power electronics, EV, or aerospace manufacturing

Supplier industrialization and equipment qualification experience

Benefits

Competitive compensation (salary and equity)

Benefits

Company

Heron Power

Heron Power is an energy technology startup that focuses on developing power electronics for the modern electrical grid.

Founded in 2024

Scotts Valley, California, USA

51-200 employees

https://www.heronpower.com/

H1B Sponsorship

Heron Power has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role. Below presents additional info for your reference. (Data Powered by US Department of Labor)

Distribution of Different Job Fields Receiving Sponsorship

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Trends of Total Sponsorships

2025 (6)

Funding

Current Stage

Growth Stage

Total Funding

$38M

Key Investors

Capricorn Investment Group

2025-05-29Series A· $38M

Leadership Team

Chris Tilton

Director of Mechanical Engineering

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